MKV Codec Windows Media Player

MKV, also known as Matroska Video, is an open source container format. MKV became widespread simply because of its incredible support for almost all popular video/audio formats. The most common use of MKV is to store HD video files nowadays. MKV codec Windows Media Player (MKV codec WMP) supports the smooth playback of MKV-HD video files. Many people who download a file with the extension .mkv will often try to play it back with video player software they have installed on their systems. Most of the time this doesn't work, because the player program installed on PC may not be the MKV Player like MKV codec Windows Media Player. MKV files contain video and audio streams (may also contain subtitles). The streams are likely compressed and have been produced with an encoder. In order to play these streams an MKV codec is required. Codec, as a word is an abbreviation of Coder / Decoder. The video stream located in the MKV file has been coded by the source and now it must be decoded by the end user who wishes to play it. MKV is a container format that stores multiple streams (video, audio and subtitles). These streams may require you to install MKV codec to playback depending on what player you use.

Several media players based on DirectShow like Windows Media Player (WMP) will play back MKV files perfectly, if you have the proper MKV codec installed. That is MKV codec Windows Media Player. As recommended, RER HD Movie Converter is one of this kind MKV codec. It is far more than a powerful HD video converter as it installs pretty much all you will need to play MKV files. When you download and install RER HD Movie Converter, it will automatically install MKV codec needed for playing MKV files. Other way to play MKV files using RER HD Movie Converter is to CONVERT and PLAY. RER HD Movie Converter can convert videos to MKV files or convert MKV files to other video formats, such as MKV to MP4, MOV, 3GP, 3G2, MPEG, MPG, VOB, AVI, WMV, FLV, H.264, MJPEG, TS playable on mobile devices and on PC with the original video quality.